Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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- Author：Hans Rosling
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Summary
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts。
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong。 So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers， journalists， Nobel laureates， and investment bankers。
In Factfulness， Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling， together with his two long-time collaborators， Anna and Ola， offers a radical new explanation of why this happens。 They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps （usually some version of us and them） to the way we consume media （where fear rules） to how we perceive progress （believing that most things are getting worse）。
Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know， and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases。
It turns out that the world， for all its imperfections， is in a much better state than we might think。 That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns。 But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts， we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most。
Inspiring and revelatory， filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories， Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future。
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong。 So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers， journalists， Nobel laureates， and investment bankers。
In Factfulness， Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling， together with his two long-time collaborators， Anna and Ola， offers a radical new explanation of why this happens。 They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps （usually some version of us and them） to the way we consume media （where fear rules） to how we perceive progress （believing that most things are getting worse）。
Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know， and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases。
It turns out that the world， for all its imperfections， is in a much better state than we might think。 That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns。 But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts， we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most。
Inspiring and revelatory， filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories， Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future。
Reviews
Niccole
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Somehow Factfulness manages to be incredibly informative as well as engaging and entertaining。 Rosling， a medical doctor who has practiced worldwide， shares some fascinating personal and professional stories that illustrate the evolution of his worldview。 Our beliefs about world health， poverty， and the news as our source of information can all be called into question - instead we need to look at the raw data that exists。 I'm looking forward to exploring the Gapminder。org site and sharing it wit Somehow Factfulness manages to be incredibly informative as well as engaging and entertaining。 Rosling， a medical doctor who has practiced worldwide， shares some fascinating personal and professional stories that illustrate the evolution of his worldview。 Our beliefs about world health， poverty， and the news as our source of information can all be called into question - instead we need to look at the raw data that exists。 I'm looking forward to exploring the Gapminder。org site and sharing it with my kids so they can be informed world citizens who understand how rich and fortunate we truly are。 。。。more
Meg Ryan
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Super insightful， informal read on global health。 Hans’ son’s outro， describing how this work was Hans’ last， is very moving。 The writing was direct and dealt with some incredibly important humanitarian crises， however became repetitive at times。
Mitchell
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Always a good thing to question your way of thinking， your knowledge， your assumptions。 This book expounds on its point in a fairly regimented way。 But its points are worth hearing and knowing。 Its basic point， that the world is better than you think， is really one of trajectory。 That point is hindered by wondering what has changed recently。 But really the point of this book is that much of the positive trajectory described in this book would be difficult to slow or turn。 A lot to think about， t Always a good thing to question your way of thinking， your knowledge， your assumptions。 This book expounds on its point in a fairly regimented way。 But its points are worth hearing and knowing。 Its basic point， that the world is better than you think， is really one of trajectory。 That point is hindered by wondering what has changed recently。 But really the point of this book is that much of the positive trajectory described in this book would be difficult to slow or turn。 A lot to think about， though the book itself could have been constructed in a different way that I would have liked better。 3。5 of 5。 。。。more
Antonio Youssif
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Awesome bookMust read in all schools around the world， this book is a great。 Accurate and mind opening， the way it’s telling the story is catching and moving
Christian Vitalini
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Un bellissimo e ampio saggio equilibrato， scorrevole e chiaramente FATTUALE。Un modo molto razionale per analizzare e smontare alcuni schemi di pensiero stereotipati che troppo spesso avvolgono la nostra mente creandoci una visione del mondo 🌎 tutt’altro che realista。I vari istinti illustrati nel libro ci mostrano come i nostri pensieri ci facciano spesso cadere in fallacie argomentative， a volte anche molto spinte。
pizzapizzapizza
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Fajneee， ale dużo powtórzeń które sprawiają że człowiek przestaje czerpać radość z książki。
Alexander Gulakov
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Must-read！ Amazing！
Cass
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 While the data and the argument of the author is important， the condescending tone and the repetition of "chimpanzees are smarter than you because I know data better than you do" is arrogant and foolish。 The four levels mentioned in this book are an important way to graph out poverty and income differences in various nations。 However， the author presents level 4 （which applies to middle class American type incomes） as wealthy and we should be grateful by comparing our lives to the other levels。 While the data and the argument of the author is important， the condescending tone and the repetition of "chimpanzees are smarter than you because I know data better than you do" is arrogant and foolish。 The four levels mentioned in this book are an important way to graph out poverty and income differences in various nations。 However， the author presents level 4 （which applies to middle class American type incomes） as wealthy and we should be grateful by comparing our lives to the other levels。 That may be true， but it encourages a complacency and a guilt complex that ignores the fact that 1% of the population own the most wealth and power。 We must not be grateful for being broke in our own economy while the wealthy horde their power。 For someone so educated， the author comes across as full of hot air and arrogance that makes it difficult to appreciate this book。 3 stars for the information， but that's it。 。。。more
Blaine Strickland
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Listened to this book via Audible over several sessions in a month。 Well narrated， but too long。 The author makes his points in great detail and then summarizes them again at the end of each chapter。That said， this is an important work， and I’m sympathetic to the author’s view that dramatic news often skews the deeper truth of the situation。 As an example， 10 commercial planes crash every year， but 40，000，000 flights land safely in the same time period。 Safe flights （and improving safety records Listened to this book via Audible over several sessions in a month。 Well narrated， but too long。 The author makes his points in great detail and then summarizes them again at the end of each chapter。That said， this is an important work， and I’m sympathetic to the author’s view that dramatic news often skews the deeper truth of the situation。 As an example， 10 commercial planes crash every year， but 40，000，000 flights land safely in the same time period。 Safe flights （and improving safety records） aren’t newsworthy in comparison。So， I recommend the book， with some slight skimming allowed。 。。。more
Shyames
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This book has a very important message - even if you think you know something， you don't。 Because we're looking at the wrong thing， we were taught that way。 And we can't keep doing that because the world is changing all the time。 A very scary thought but with an optimistic tone - that it's not as bas as you think。I liked it - it was a bit overwhelming at times， but a solid 4/5 is more than deserved。 This book has a very important message - even if you think you know something， you don't。 Because we're looking at the wrong thing， we were taught that way。 And we can't keep doing that because the world is changing all the time。 A very scary thought but with an optimistic tone - that it's not as bas as you think。I liked it - it was a bit overwhelming at times， but a solid 4/5 is more than deserved。 。。。more
Zei
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A book that sounds like your very educated and cultured uncle with whom every conversation is a plunge into a parallel world you didn't know existed。 You need to read it to understand how Rosling is capable of flipping your world view upside down！ And did you think general knowledge books are boring， uni-tone and structurally expectable？ Think again。 That's basically all this book is asking of you; to pause and think again。 A book that sounds like your very educated and cultured uncle with whom every conversation is a plunge into a parallel world you didn't know existed。 You need to read it to understand how Rosling is capable of flipping your world view upside down！ And did you think general knowledge books are boring， uni-tone and structurally expectable？ Think again。 That's basically all this book is asking of you; to pause and think again。 。。。more
Jakob A
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This book certainly feels like an antidote to the millions of people claiming that the world is becoming a worse place。 Perhaps a post-2020 edition should be published to quell the alarmism posed by so many， however， the material of this book was still worth the read。 The book is a quick read and doesn't use any complicated language; It is a very strong outlier in the usual books I read， doesn't take away from its material。 If you feel that the world is falling apart and that the third world is This book certainly feels like an antidote to the millions of people claiming that the world is becoming a worse place。 Perhaps a post-2020 edition should be published to quell the alarmism posed by so many， however， the material of this book was still worth the read。 The book is a quick read and doesn't use any complicated language; It is a very strong outlier in the usual books I read， doesn't take away from its material。 If you feel that the world is falling apart and that the third world is doomed to poverty for eternity， this book will fix those misconceptions。 。。。more
Luigi Benetton
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People like Rosling need to write books like this when people like the rest of us trust emotions and gut feelings more than logic， data， research and expertise。 Of course， when people can monetize insights like those in this book， the « common knowledge » melts away - let’s hope the free market （and any other « forces »） can make that happen。
Bram Wijns
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Really good book！ Change my view on the world completely。
Chetan Vashisht
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Michel Iseneld
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An incredibly important book。
Fer Tostado
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Is everything in the common knowledge so biased that a group of chimpanzees could score higher than most of the educated persons who took this same test？ Yes。 This book will uncover many wrongly accepted ideas about worldwide relevant topics。
Kye
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Words cannot describe how important it is for as many people in the world to read this book。 And it would be one of the most enjoyable important things a person could do with their time。 RIP Hans Rosling， you are sorely missed but the world will possibly be a better， more compassionate， progressive and factful place for once having you in it。
Aditya Chimmapudi
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A very thought provoking book to help us frame our world view of things。The book was published in 2017， but the lessons will remain timeless。 Even back then， the authors identified that pandemic （airborne virus） is the biggest global risk。 And unfortunately that came true in 2020 to devastate the world。The world had indeed made massive progress and it’s hard to acknowledge and appreciate this progress。 This book helps in seeing things objectively and rationally。 I would definitely revisit this f A very thought provoking book to help us frame our world view of things。The book was published in 2017， but the lessons will remain timeless。 Even back then， the authors identified that pandemic （airborne virus） is the biggest global risk。 And unfortunately that came true in 2020 to devastate the world。The world had indeed made massive progress and it’s hard to acknowledge and appreciate this progress。 This book helps in seeing things objectively and rationally。 I would definitely revisit this from time to time， especially the key points mentioned at the end of each chapter。 。。。more
Jordan Johnson
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Takeaways: Factfulness is。。。 recognizing when a decision feels urgent and remembering that it rarely ever is。Exaggeration， once discovered， makes people tune out altogether。Always show a range of possible outcomes when talking about the future。 Never show just the worst case scenario as if it were certain。 Factfulness is。。。 recognizing that many things appear to be constant just because the change is happening slowly， and remembering that even small， slow changes gradually add up to big changes。
Alif Indiralarasati
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Barangkali ini adalah buku yang paling cepat saya lahap dalam tahun ini （untuk kategori non fiksi）。 Buku yang cukup emosional， buat saya。 Memperkenalkan karakteristik baru dalam kepribadian seseorang， di mana penulis menyebut dirinya posibilis！ Melihat kemungkinan dari suatu fenomena。 Dan ya， sifat itu sangat terlihat dari bagaimana cara penulis menuangkan isi pikirannya dalam buku ini。 Ternyata， sang penulis telah meninggal beberapa tahun lalu karena kanker pankreas stadium akhir。 Sebuah fakta Barangkali ini adalah buku yang paling cepat saya lahap dalam tahun ini （untuk kategori non fiksi）。 Buku yang cukup emosional， buat saya。 Memperkenalkan karakteristik baru dalam kepribadian seseorang， di mana penulis menyebut dirinya posibilis！ Melihat kemungkinan dari suatu fenomena。 Dan ya， sifat itu sangat terlihat dari bagaimana cara penulis menuangkan isi pikirannya dalam buku ini。 Ternyata， sang penulis telah meninggal beberapa tahun lalu karena kanker pankreas stadium akhir。 Sebuah fakta yang cukup mengagetkan。Buku ini melahirkan cara pandang baru soal dunia。 Buku ini， sudah menjadi wishlist saya sejak tahun 2019 karena bertemu rekan kuliah dari Belanda yang saat itu sangat mempromosikan kepada saya untuk membaca buku ini。 Dan saya， sangat suka mempelajari fakta-fakta dunia， sejarahnya， dan detail yang mungkin luput dari penglihatan kita。 Dalam buku ini pula， saya baru menyadari betapa pentingnya profesi dalam bidang global health yang menjadi fokusan utama penulis。 Saya melihat kiprah dan sepak terjangnya dan menurut saya akan sangat menarik untuk mendalami salah satu cabang ilmu kedokteran （dan kesehatan tentunya） tersebut。 。。。more
Rakesh Anand Bakshi
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Be a “possibilist”A possibilist， keeps the hope but with a solid reason。Does not fear， without a solid reason。Resists over dramatic negative news and has a constructive and useful world view。- Hans Rosling （Factfulness）
John Biddle
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I thought this book was a good introduction to the world as it is， not the world as most think it is。 Rosling gives us a short 13 question quiz in the beginning of the book about the state of the world pertaining to a diverse set of important issues。 He states that this test was given to over 20，000 people， including experts in many if not all of the fields the questions address。 The scores were dismal， falling well below pure chance。 Not a single person got them all right。 These systematic erro I thought this book was a good introduction to the world as it is， not the world as most think it is。 Rosling gives us a short 13 question quiz in the beginning of the book about the state of the world pertaining to a diverse set of important issues。 He states that this test was given to over 20，000 people， including experts in many if not all of the fields the questions address。 The scores were dismal， falling well below pure chance。 Not a single person got them all right。 These systematic errors lead me to ask questions about why so many people from so many disciplines can all be so wrong; but he shies away from that。 Rather， he concentrates on the data， seeming to thoroughly enjoy merely opening people's eyes to how much better the state of the world is that what we thought。 He does remind us that though we've come a long way， there is much that is still left to do。For discussions about how we have made this progress， why it has not been distributed equally， what we could do to speed up the process， those are left to the reader。 I'm OK with that， no one book can do it all， and this book does do a creditable job at the task the author took on。One other thing I liked a lot was his repeated emphasis on how to look at data so as not to make the simple， easy to make mistakes。 For example， never look at one data point alone， always look at it in comparison to other related data to fully appreciate its real meaning。 There are ten of these， all worthy of study。I did notice quite a bit of extreme negativity in some reviews。 While it is true that the destitute are indeed destitute， that should not take away from the progress made。 Also， it does no one any good if we so thoroughly misunderstand where we are on so many issues of import。 。。。more
Simone Tornaghi
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It’s very clear amd well written。It taught me a lot of things about the world， like; Africa will be richthe most important market will be asia and africathings are not so bad
Mark
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An important book。 Should be read to remind people that we live in a time of remarkable progress and that the best way to respond to the hysteria that surrounds us is to look at the facts。
Sam Liddell
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Easily one of the most informative books for thinking critically and accurately about the world。
Georgi Mihaylov
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A great word for that book is - readable。 It really does feel like the author is narrating in his own specific way。 At first sight it seems like there is going to be lots of numbers and data sheets， but it’s actually on the contrary。 A very good book that most likely will age well。 As I’m writing this in the end of 2021， it’s so interesting to see how the authors concerns about a global pandemic have unfolded in our reality。 My three keywords on this book would be - globalization， improvement， e A great word for that book is - readable。 It really does feel like the author is narrating in his own specific way。 At first sight it seems like there is going to be lots of numbers and data sheets， but it’s actually on the contrary。 A very good book that most likely will age well。 As I’m writing this in the end of 2021， it’s so interesting to see how the authors concerns about a global pandemic have unfolded in our reality。 My three keywords on this book would be - globalization， improvement， education。 。。。more
Erica Kullberg
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An important book that changes you hole view of the world and how it works。
Olivier Biekens
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Zo’n goed boek。 Super belangrijke materie voor iedereen。
Paul G。 Caron
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